Following the money in the Wall Street shakeout? Start here.

OpenSecrets.org has many, many resources for anyone interested in following the money as Washington policymakers continue to craft and implement their solutions to the floundering economy. Here’s a guide to what we at the Center for Responsive Politics have for you online:

Within that sector, we have similar data for the two industries getting the most attention right now: the securities and investment industry (contributions, lobbying) and commercial banks (contributions, lobbying)

How much have members of Congress received from these industries? OpenSecrets.org can show you: securities/investment, banking. Play around with the dropdowns and slider menu to change the timeframe or see totals to specific members of the House and Senate.

Which companies are the biggest contributors within these industries and how do they split their money between Democrats and Republicans? Banking. Securities/investment.

Don’t forget Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We have a list of politicians who’ve received contributions from their PACs and employees. And we have profiles of contributions and lobbying by the mortgage banking industry.

In addition to all that’s linked above, we’ve posted a number of other analyses in our Capital Eye blog in the last few months. You can find these posts here.

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